Contact Information and Research Profiles

BioSci = BioSciences Complex
DUP = Dupuis Hall

 

Postdoctoral Fellows Research Staff
Raz Abbasi

Raz Abbasi
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Polymer Engineering, Emulsion and Colloid Science, CO2-responsive materials, Sustainable Chemical Technologies 

Email: ra82@queensu.ca 

 

Ghazaleh Amini
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: 
Thermochemical conversion of biomass to biooil, supercritical catalytic upgrading of bio-oil to biofuel, bio-waste valorization

Email: ghazaleh.amini@queensu.ca 

Bio & Research Interests: As a postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University, I am conducting research on the hydrothermal iquefaction of waste biomass to produce biooil, alongside exploring organosolv pretreatment of lignocellulosic residues to valorize them into value-added products such as lignin and bioalcohols.

Joshua Buzolic

Joshua Buzolic 
Postdoctoral Fellow
Expertise/Research:
  Surface chemistry, materials science, atomic force microscopy, soft matter, batteries

Email: Joshua.buzolic@queensu.ca  

Bio & Research Interests: Joshua is a Vice-Principal Research postdoctoral fellow in both the Baker Lab & the De France Lab at Queen’s University. He will investigate how electrochemical environments influence the stability & integrity of natural materials as sustainable electrode alternatives for electrochemical CO2 conversion. His PhD explored interfacial phenomena of complex fluids using microscopy & electrochemistry.

Zhikun Chen

Zhikun Chen
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Microplastics removal from water

Email: zhikun.chen@queensu.ca 

 

Gloria D'Amaral

Gloria D'Amaral
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Material Chemistry, polymer science, stretchable electronics

Email: gloria.amaral@queensu.ca 

 

Aidan England

Aidan England
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Biomass Conversion, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Homogeneous Catalysis 

Email: a.england@queensu.ca

 

Guorui Gao
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Electrochemistry, Electrochemical CO2 Conversion

Email: gg59@queensu.ca  

 

Manpreet Kaur

Manpreet Kaur
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Polymer Nanoparticles

Email: manpreet.k@queensu.ca  

 

Sukhjot Kaur

Sukhjot Kaur
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: CO2 Reduction Reaction

Email: sukhjot.k@queensu.ca  

 

Hyunwook Kim

Hyunwook Kim
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Email: hyunwook.kim@queensu.ca 

 

Ariella Liberati

Ariella Liberati
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Protein Nanofibers, Bacterial Cellulose, Composite Pickering Emulsions, Templated Bacterial Cellulose Structures.

Email: ariella.liberati@queensu.ca 

 

 

Anh Tran Ly
Postdoctoral Guest

Expertise/Research:

Email: anh.tranly@queensu.ca 

 

Subhankar Mandal

Subhankar Mandal
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Electrochemistry, Energy storage systems, Operando Spectroscopy.

Email: subhankar.m@queensu.ca 

Bio & Research Interests: As a postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University, I am understanding electrode-electrolyte interfacial processes using advanced electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques, with the goal of elucidating interfacial reaction mechanisms and guiding the design of next-generation energy storage materials.

Noushin Rajabalinia
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Advanced Polymer Chemistry, Emulsion & Dispersion Polymerization, Reaction Engineering

Email: noushin.rajabalinia@queensu.ca

Bio & Research Interests: Dr. Noushin Rajabalinia is a polymer chemist with 7+ years of international experience in polymer synthesis, emulsion polymerization, and sustainable coatings. She has led NSERC-funded collaborations with BASF, SAFRAN, and ADFAST, focusing on materials innovation, reaction engineering, and bio-based formulations for industrial applications.

Mostafa Rammal

Mostafa Rammal
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Cellulose nanocrystals, Polymer science

Email: mostafa.rammal@queensu.ca 

Bio & Research Interests: Originally from Lebanon. I obtained my PhD in materials chemistry at McGill University under the supervision of Prof. Mathew Harrington. I am interested in studying structure-function relationships in biopolymeric materials, and adapting natural design principles to fabricate advanced high performance materials. Beyond the lab, I am passionate about baking, table tennis, coffee, and weighlifting. 

Fatemeh Salarhosseini
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: Polymer Science

Email: kv54@queensu.ca 

 

Sandra Smeltzer

Sandra Smeltzer
Postdoctoral Fellow

Expertise/Research: 

Email: s.smeltzer@queensu.ca 

 

Olga Lida Torres Rocha
Postdoctoral Fellow 

Expertise/Research: 

Email: 19oltr@queensu.ca 

 

Jingxuan (Anna) An
Research Admin Assistant for Cunningham/Jessop

Email: jingxuan.an@queensu.ca 

Armini Azizi
Research Associate

Email: azizi.armineh@queensu.ca

Pranab Das
Research Project Coordinator

Tel: 
613-544-6000 x 79603 
Email:  
pd50@queensu.ca 
Office: BioSci 2520

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 Xinran Li
Research Associate

Email: li.xinran@queensu.ca 

Arvinder Pannu
Research Project Coordinator

Email: arvinder.pannu@queensu.ca 

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Jiao Zhao
Research Assistant

Email: jz60@queensu.ca